The Ancient City of Ani // Bike Touring Turkey (The End!)

The end of our bike tour across Turkey! This episode has a little bit of everything: bikepacking to Ani, an ancient abandoned capital; wild camping in the rainbow hills; hiking to a remote abandoned church; a good old-fashioned mixed surface cycle tour; plus we reckon with going home.

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▶ Gear We Love
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We only list gear we tested on this trip and absolutely loved.

Bike gear:
•Gear ties (saved our trip!): https://amzn.to/3kRmJBo
•Ortlieb Back-Roller Classic Rear Panniers: https://amzn.to/3wS6DtW
•Sea to Summit 13 Liter Dry Bag: https://amzn.to/3XZskEG
•Quad Lock Out Front Bike Mount: https://amzn.to/3jqZJck
•Blackburn Outpost Cargo Cage: https://amzn.to/3XZfaY8
•CATEYE AMPP500 Rechargeable Bike Headlight: https://amzn.to/3jogHrG
•Extra Bike Lights (Ascher Rechargeable): https://amzn.to/3DyvfMp
•Tubus Cargo Rack: https://amzn.to/3Rpb1KA
•KINEKT Suspension Seatpost: https://amzn.to/3wNZ1c8

Camping gear:
•Therm-a-Rest Compressible Pillow: https://amzn.to/3X00l6e
•Silk Travel Sheet (Great for sketchy hotels and hot nights!): https://amzn.to/3XVxm4Z
•Katadyn BeFree Water Filter: https://amzn.to/3WUBUY6
•Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Xlight Sleeping Pad: https://amzn.to/3HLQpJl
•Opinel No.08 Carbon Steel Folding Knife: https://amzn.to/3l5TtH6
•Kobo Libra 2 eReader: https://amzn.to/3kZJTpk
•Hummingbird Hammocks Single+: https://amzn.to/3WWzGXW

Clothing:
•Mountain Hardwear Women’s Hise Rise Dynama Pant (The best pants): https://amzn.to/3RmtrM1

Camera gear:
•We’re not listing our GoPro 5 because we hated it. :)
•GoPro Hero 10 Black: https://amzn.to/3Hq94cf
•GoPro Hero 9/10/11 Black Media Mod: https://amzn.to/3HoGurS
•Anker 20000 mAh Battery Pack: https://amzn.to/3DyvbMn
•Miady 10000 mAh Battery 2-pack: https://amzn.to/3wNZStm

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